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Paris is to get 12 new International Tourist Zones, where shoppers can splash their cash until midnight, and on Sundays. The plan is set to come into force this autumn.

The controversial zones, which even the mayor of Paris is not in favour of, were revealed on Thursday in Le Parisien newspaper.

The twelve zones, within which shops can open on Sundays and until midnight on weekdays, are: Saint-Germain, Rennes-Saint-Sulpice, Olympiades-Italie, Saint-Emilion-Bibliotheque, Le Marais (including the Haute Marais and Ile-saint-Louis, but not including Place de la Republique) Les Halles, Saint-Honoré-Vendôme, Montmartre, Haussmann, Maillot-Ternes (with Avenue Wagram), Champs Elysées-Montaigne and Beaugrenelle, (with a part of Rue Saint Charles).